six shootings in 48 hours make for a violent weekend in berkeley. what a community leader says needs to be done to keep young people safe. good evening everyone i'm heather holmes. >> and i'm ken wayne. it's been an especially violent two nights in berkeley with half a dozen shootings just blocks apart making it an especially dangerous time.

>> reporter: in two days six young men are shot. they all survived but it's hard for a man who knew every single one of the victims. after his players reach 14 years old, his mentoring arm can extend only so far, he says. >> it's when they leave us, that's when the problems begin. >> reporter: he says there are no gang members in berkeley just young people with access to gunless. in g u nless -- to guns. he says he received the call. berkeley police say three young men were shot. >> the shooter or shooters came around the corner from addison street and fired on the group from a distance. >> reporter: today berkeley investigators are looking into a connection between another shooting, the day before friday evening around 6:30 here on bonar street. again three young men shot as one drove by and opened fire.

coach walker knew all six of the victims. >> these kids need something to do. when they turn 16, 17, 18. >> reporter: lawrence williams was with the victims minutes earlier from when they were shot. he works with mike williams. >> there's nothing to do for them, the mayor hasn't said nothing. >> we're live at police headquarters tonight. last year police investigated one homicide, this year they've

recorded two. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2. police are increasing patrol at several neighborhoods because of slashed tires. officers found a number of other damaged vehicles on several streets also in that neighborhood. police believe the vandals struck between 2:00 and 7:00 a.m. but says no one seems to have heard or seen anything. so far they've counted 51 damaged vehicles. in oakland one man is dead after being shot several times. then apparently run over by the suspect's vehicle. police found the man dead around three o -- three o -- at 3:00 this morning. investigators say hedid live in the area. >> officers say they spotted the suspect driving a stolen mercedes just after midnight.

police followed him for 10 blocks down international boulevard. he then tried to board a train causing it to make an abrupt stop. he was eventually caught by police. in contra costa county another police pursuit also ended with an arrest. officers tried to stop a car for reckless driving but the car kept going. speeds topped # -- 99 miles per hour during the chase. perez is in the bay area for a four day visit. debra villalon tells us about the president's plan and the extreme steps taken to keep the leader safe. >> the security is over the top, they are using bullet- proof glass. >> reporter: advance teams have

already scoured the area where isralean president will give a speech. economic expansion and invasion will bring perez to facebook and other silican valley tech giants such as google when he's here. like russian president, perez will visit cisco. >> the president this year to underline that and to strengthen that correction. throughout security will be heavy. a perimeter around temple

emmanuel. where we're standing two blocks up is where the barricades will go and demonstrators will be kept away. in san francisco, debra villalon, ktvu news. >> reporter: isralean president spoke at the white house today. >> iran's ambition is to control the middle east so it can control a part of the world economy. it must be stopped and it will be stopped. >> reporter: from peres went to acknowledge president obama's policy of international sanctions against iran. >> reporter: president obama also talked saying he had

israel's back. but now is not the time to fluster when it comes to iran. >> already there's too much talk of war. in the last week such talk has only benefited the iranian government by driving up the cost of oil which they defend on to fund their nuclear problem. >> president obama says he wants to increase pressure on tehran. he has said repeatedly no options are off the table. a daunting clean up task is underway as survivors assess the devastation. 74 tornadoes have been reported. still many people say warnings from the national weather

service, local emergency crews and local television stations sent them running for cover and saved lives. from kentucky to ohio to georgia people are digging out after a series of destructive storms. we'll take a closer look at the devastation through the eyes of residents and those charged with helping them recover. one of the biggest names in the world of rock & roll guitar has died. ronny montros passed away at the age of 64. ktvu's patti lee spoke to those who knew the rock legend. >> reporter: we were at the site of his home in milbrae yesterday, but today, fans were paying tribute in their weekly jam session. listen to a few of his hits and the sound is unmistakable.

>> rock the nation. i mean just that. you hear those three notes and you know it's ronny montros. >> he was a bad as rock guitarist. he knew how to throw it down. >> reporter: he played with the likes of van morrison and vascas. montros booking agent said the guitarist had recorded three new songs last month and had 30 plus tour dates this summer. >> he had everything going for him. we're like okay ronny you are back and then this happened. >> reporter: despite his come back, montros agents said ronny was battling demons, and was in declining health battling prostate cancer. but through his music, he lives on. >> it's a huge loss. but we have the gift of his

music. it's great. we can carry it on. >> reporter: we had the chance to ask ronny montros wife how he wanted him to be remembered. her answer was not his music, she wants fans to know just how much they meant to him. fans and celebrities alike turned to twitter. jimmy haggar said rest in peace, ronnie. guns and roses lead guitarist slash tweeted, montrose is one of the all time greatest albums. rest in peace, ronnie.

cristina florez claims mirkarimi abused her during their relationship. nearly 200 people have been called to appear. mirakrimi has pled not guilty to charges that he abused his wife. stockton is close to becoming the nation's largest city to declare bankruptcy. city council members approved a mediation plan giving city officials 60 days to renegotiation payment options with creditors. if a deal cannot be reached, the city will be allowed to file for bankruptcy. stockton currently faces a bankruptcy. tomorrow, city council plans to asked the audit committee of the city's audit. the move comes after the city

council discusses modifications for public employee pension reform. employee unions say the figures are inflated. arson investigators try to find a cause of a three alarm fire that displaced dozens of people last night but many neighbors say think think they know the problem. we'll tell you why they say the house where this fire started has been a problem for years. the right -- the fight for the white house amps up as we head for super tuesday. and the latest sponsor to pull out of rush limbaugh's show. we'll tell you in just 90 seconds.

residents near a house that went up in flames in san francisco's bay view district say it is just a matter of time before something happened. allie rasmus tells us that house has been the focus of recent complaints. >> i opened the door to my room and there was just black smoke. >> reporter: hernandez escaped no one was hurt in the home. two of the homes on this block were red tagged and the residents k-pt come back here to live anymore. the house in between them is where this fire started, it's vacant or at least it's supposed to be vacant.

>> this building has been abandoned. in the back it's just full of debris. >> reporter: in the back of the house where the fire started we saw a sofa, mobile home and bar- be-que grill with food still on it. neighbors say they've been complaining about squatters for years. >> it's not a surprise it caught fire. >> reporter: a search on the city's department of building website shows there's been seven complaints from neighbors going back to 2004. city inspectors have been out here several times but the case is still open. >> it's just something that the city is failing to act on and that's true in the bay view, it's a shame. >> reporter: an arson investigation is on the way. while hernandez says he's glad no one was hurt. he says it was a terrible expaorpbs he -- experience he wouldn't wish on anyone. police are searching for a

missing girl in need of daily medical treatment. 14-year-old briana robinson was last seen on wednesday. police say she took clothes with her but left her medication at home. the áf robinson suffers from mull -- they say robinson suffering from multiple sclorosis. they went through her phone and say she may be with someone named anthony. anyone with information on either teen's whereabouts should contact police. a 38-year-old san francisco man is facing a number of charges including child endangerment and reckless driving after police say he crashed his suv right into the bay. the driver was identified as

agiano hernandez. police say he was doing donuts around 3:00 a.m. near fort mason when he crashed his suv into the bay. neither hernandez nor any of his three teenage passengers were hurt. but hernandez was arrested. super tuesday is almost here 10 states will vote in republican contest this week. from pancake breakfasts in georgia to alaska romney's campaign continues. romney stuck to his strategy as the most electable republican. >> the only reason governor romney is winning in these early states is because outspending his opponents, five, six, seven to one.

>> reporter: santorum >> reporter: blasted the his main opponent for heavy spending. santorum described his campaign as the vision. i think you lose all credibility if the folks who know you best reputeuate you and i think that will lead to a very spirited campaign in georgia which it has. >> reporter: ron paul is looking ahead to a win in alaska on super tuesday. where he posthis libertarian campaign today. meantime a new nbc news shows rick santorum and mitt romney running neck in neck at the key state of ohio. santorum received 34% of the support. while romney trailed behind with 32%. the two were followed with newt

gingrich and ron paul. more and more signs point to an improving economy at least on the national level. lorane blanco tell us how the bay area economy is fairing. >> reporter: business is roaring at toy safari. so much that employees are getting more hours, and the store is staying open later. >> it's an increase from last year and especially from three years ago. >> reporter: a new bloomburg survey will show that 210,000 jobs were added last month. employers added 203,000 workers in december. all numbers that make customers take out their cash. >> reporter: the number one factor is always jobs. great job numbers just means there's going to be more

confidence and that means more spending. >> reporter: some bay area stores are still closing, like this rallies owned knob hill grocery store. >> it upsets me, i've been shopping here for 22 years. >> reporter: consumer expert kim yaros says it's not just low prices atracting consumers, many business are doing great and more importantly hiring again. >> it really did take ingenuity to remain alive and strong. >> reporter: workers are also making more. in the third and fourth quarters of last year. wages and salaries grew $197.3 billion. in alameda, lorane blanco, ktvu news. dozens of bay area workers have nine days left in the 99- mile march to sacramento. they began marching oakland on thursday and are planning to

spend the night tonight at uc davis. tomorrow they will join a statewide occupy the capital rally happening in sacramento. students want tkpwoáfr november brown to reject a ny -- students want governor brown to reject any increase. and more controversy for rush limbaugh. six other companies have pulled ads from limbaugh's show. limbaugh has since apologized. more tragedy isn't the nation's midsection. the sad news in indiana as residents there and other parts of the country begin to clean

up after a series of devastating storms. celebration and fear tonight in russia. what the country is bracing for following the presidential victory of putin. we are wrapping up a very warm bay area weekend. the one direction temperatures will be headed toward tomorrow and when we could be dodging a few light showers. >> nice job, ben. >> announcer: well played, dan. well played. citibank popmoney. easier banking. standard at citibank. '

like gate d12 for the next three hours. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. a painful clean up task has begun in the aftermath of a deadly storm system in the midwest and south. at least 39 people were killed including a toddler who had initially survived. mike tobin has more from east bernstad kentucky. >> reporter: as residents continued to assess the heavy damage, this is one of the latest victims. a 15 -month-old indiana toddler died today. the victim of the same tornado that killed her parents and two

siblings. angel babcock was found alone on a field. the little girl passed away after her grieving extended family turned off her life support. through ohio and alabama and georgia, homes and businesses were crushed. cars and buses were tossed about. indiana suffered severe damage but was still able to host mass for a full house sunday. >> we came over the hill and saw the that the steeple was still here. so we knew that the church was still here. to us that was a symbol. >> i know a lot of people made courageous decisions at an instant of time to save lives, so we're thankful for that. >> reporter: here in east burnstad kentucky, residents say this was the first time

that didn't bounce along the mountains, it bounced through the hillsides. this tornado has been declared an ef3. for more on those deadly tornadoes you can log on to ktvu.com. just click on the deadly weather tab. russia is celebrating a presidential victory but also bracing for protest. vladimir putin quickly declared victory. he won about 65% of the vote. putin has served as president twice. >> this election is -- therefor the authorities which so called elect us and break us are not

legitimate. >> reporter: observers report multiple complaints. the opposition will declare a large protest tomorrow. in other news of the world tonight in the republic of congo a series of explosions at an arms depot killed 106 people. the blast collapsed homes and buildings including two churches with parisheners inside. a short circuit was to blame for the fire that sparked the explosions and promised to move military barracks out of town as a result. there are reports that say several dozens army deserters were executed in the town yesterday. for a third day the international red cross was not able to get inside the former rebel district in homs but did

deliver ate to six towns away. a reporter says he witnessed the slaughters of the civilian population in the district. 7,500 people have been killed since the revolt against president alasad began 11 hours ago. in france, amateur video captures the moment an avalanche happened at a ski resort. amazingly no one was huh. about 70 -- no one was hurt. a 45-year-old pilot is in critical condition tonight after crashing his world war ii era plane in san diego county. firefighters say the pilot crashed into a hanger just moments after taking off from the far brook. the pilot was air lifted to the hospital with what sheriff deputies call major injuries. a call to help one of san francisco's most iconic structures. it is a san francisco landmark that some say is

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they capture california life. today the artist behind the historic murals inside of san francisco's coy towers were celebrated. but amidst the celebration concern. ken pritchett tells us about the trouble. >> reporter: take a look at this picture, especially the little girl.

the. >> i knew her once. >> reporter: she should, it's her. painted by her father and she was there. >> i was smelling the wet plaster on which they were painting. >> reporter: today many say is in disrepair. >> the first thing visitors see is a broken light. >> reporter: john gollenger shares the protect coy power, he showed us walls with seeping water. gallenger is behind the measure qualified for the june ballot aimed at protecting coy tower. coy tower generates money through elevator fees. more of that money would be diverted to protect the murals, and the surrounding park. >> most of it goes to a general fund at the parks department.

>> reporter: ruth says we should think of this landmark differently. >> it should be treated like a museum because it is. >> reporter: ken pritchett. gas prices across the country reach record high for this time of year with national averages at $3.76 for a gallon of unleaded. san francisco drivers pay an average of $4.40 a gallon. president obama spoke on the issue saying relief won't go overnight. >> is it realistic to say there's a magic ferry dust you can sprinkle and get $2.99 gas? americans know that is not the

case. in rhode island members of peta are using the high gas prices to their advantage. women in lettuce bikinis showed up with samples of tofurkey. drivers who tried the soy based meat institute were given free gas. seems like there's a gas for just about everything. now one california lawmakers wants drivers to have an option to use gas to prove they are insured. under this proposed legislation, drivers could prove their proof of insurance on a hand held device during traffic stops. however under current law it's not clear if those apps are adequate. more privacy concerns meantime in connection with mobile apps. new york senator charles schumer says he wants an investigation that applications

on google can steal private information and contacts. smart phone makers should be required to make sure third party applications are not able to violate a users personal privacy. metal thieves have found yet another target. street lamps in santa rosa. according to police about 8,000 feet of cooper wire along fountain road parkway just disappeared. crews received reports the street lamps were not functioning on friday morning. the -- police believe the thefts likely happened the night before and are now conducting an investigation. will the weekend's warm weather stick around for the weekend? meteorologist mark tamayo is coming up next with what you can expect.

the calendar says it's still winter but today's warm weather had people out. parts of the bay area experienced highs in the mid- 70s today capping out a really great weekend to be outside. >> it certainly was nice outside. some reached in the 80s right. >> that's right heather and ken. a few 80s for the first weekend in march. just an extreme weather story. seems like that for this time of year. changes are setting up over the next two or three days. right now on the maps the first change we have fog developing offshore. here's a closing inspection. already a few patches jumping up our shoreline. we had patchy fog regrouping near parts of the shoreline

earlier this evening. that will be cooling us off. that is after a very warm weekend. taking a look at this, the sunset at 6:07. just beautiful over the golden gate bridge. temperatures today just sored back up into the 70s and even a few 80s to report. these are the numbers from earlier today. you can see santa rosa at 77. downtown san francisco this will be a nice temperature in the summer, but today topped out at 70 degrees. san jose mid-70s and antioch in the lower 70s. a couple records to report, santa cruz breaking the record set in 1937. for the tonight we do have this, mostly clear skies. tomorrow partly sunny skies you will notice a change in temperatures for your monday. on tuesday we do bring a chance

of a few sprinkles. today the warmest day with most areas a good eight to 10 degrees above average. some changes developing to our north and west. this will initiate our cooling trend as we head into monday. tuesday will be the coolest day of the upcoming weekend. that's the day we bring in a slight chance of a few sprinkles. increasing clouds by monday night. we see showers up to the north basically just fizzling out into the bay area. early tuesday morning, we do have a few sprinkles or few light showers, not a big deal. and then decreasing clouds rapidly by tuesday, by mid- morning into the afternoon hours. everybody's coming down at least five to 10 degrees from today's highs from tomorrow. that means san francisco right around 61. san jose 68 and morgan hill 69. here is a look ahead. your five day forecast, you will notice into tuesday. that will be the coolest day.

there's that chance of a sprinkle. we also increase the winds. a little bit of a bump in the numbers for thursday and friday. we could be talking about shower chances at least a slight chance for saturday night and into sunday. heather and ken the first of many reminders next week, next weekend when we change the clocks. >> longer days. >> that's right. savvy shoppers enjoyed the white elephant sale today. organizers tell ktvu the giant sale looked as busy as last year when it raised $1.6 million proceeds benefit the oakland museum of california. it is rivalry day at the sanford cardinals try to shock the cal bears. the warriors with one of the plays of the year you just have to see. but was it enough for the win? sports wrap is coming up next.

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good evening everyone and welcome to this late sunday night edition of sports wrap. it was all there today for the taking for the cal basketball team. win the regular season finale against stanford and win the pac12 regular season's championship. but the cardinals had another idea. zimmerman not normally known as a three point shooter but he had two of them as stanford surged